Yueh-Lin (Lynn) Loo, 30

Invented nano transfer printing

Assistant professor, University of Texas at Austin

Invented nano transfer printing, an environmentally benign technique for patterning nanoscale features on organic electronics and plastic circuits. This nano patterning scheme could be used to make large-area flexible displays and cheap solar cells, and it could enable new medical therapies and diagnostics.

Dr. Loo is a decent professor but her bigger-than-life ego gets the best of her. Try combining polyaniline and saying it is not as good as copper, and you’ll be ridiculed in class. Sigh as you go into the lab, and she’ll tell you that you’re annoying. It’s no wonder that her progress has dwindled from daily progress to minimal ouput. Bottom line? There are professors who are just as competent as Lynn but with less baggage. Go elsewhere to avoid her ersatz-messiah-like ego if you are searching for knowledge.